It's probably random accusations of pedo behavior that are frowned upon rather than discussions involving the possibility of such behavior among public figures.

That wasn't a discussion of a public figure. It was a suggestion that I would tolerate it. It's no different than what was going on in the thread where Flopnuts made a moderator decree that no more pedo talk would be tolerated. I think it's a stupid rule, but if it's a rule, Flopnuts should have to live by it too. It's hypocritical.

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That wasn't a discussion of a public figure. It was a suggestion that I would tolerate it. It's no different than what was going on in the thread where Flopnuts made a moderator decree that no more pedo talk would be tolerated. I think it's a stupid rule, but if it's a rule, Flopnuts should have to live by it too. It's hypocritical.

The comment was referencing Pope Benedict 16.

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The comment was explicitly discussing me. By name. You must be thinking of an entirely different post. There's no way you can miss it.

Discussing you...as Pope of the DC Forum. You really think that a joking reference to Pope Benedict 16 when discussing your qualifications for an imaginary religious title amounts to accusing you of pedo behavior?

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"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind I'd still be in prison."

Discussing you...as Pope of the DC Forum. You really think that a joking reference to Pope Benedict 16 when discussing your qualifications for an imaginary religious title amounts to accusing you of pedo behavior?

The rule isn't about accusing someone of pedo behavior. It's about pedo talk. The rule was decreed in a thread that didn't involve anyone being accused of pedo behavior.

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The rule isn't about accusing someone of pedo behavior. It's about pedo talk. The rule was decreed in a thread that didn't involve anyone being accused of pedo behavior.

That's incredibly vague, and practically meaningless. I would say that this post:

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I second this nomination. He's so passionate about his convictions that I could see him sweeping child ****ing under the rug to further his agenda.

Would be similar to saying that, because I admire a lot of Thomas Jefferson's ideas, as President of DC I would pronounce that anyone who is having financial difficulties should have been invested in Negroes.

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"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind I'd still be in prison."

That's incredibly vague, and practically meaningless. I would say that this post:

I agree that it's incredibly vague. I asked for clarification, but none was forthcoming. Like I said, it's a stupid rule. But it's even worse if it doesn't apply equally to all or if it's too vague to know what's allowed and what's not allowed.

The best I can tell from the limited data is that the rule applies to people who make Dane upset and it doesn't apply to Flopnuts. The line must be somewhere in between, but there's no way to tell where.

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Would be similar to saying that, because I admire a lot of Thomas Jefferson's ideas, as President of DC I would pronounce that anyone who is having financial difficulties should have been invested in Negroes.

That's not similar at all since there's no rule against talking about investing in Negroes and because it doesn't implicate another poster personally.

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